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The analysis program and the poker tracking Holdem Manager announced a 30-day trial of Table Ninja that will start on January 20, 2010.
Table Ninja is consists of hotkeys that poker players can use for them to play more effectively that has a lot of shortcuts. Poker players from PokerStars can enjoy playing with shortcuts for [...]

The Tournament
The tournament is the ECPokerTour Malta event. The ECPokerTour is an up and coming tournament tour in the poker world that promises to do big things in the future. It is a tournament that appeals to many and the Malta event in particular is one of the more popular ones. With its easy to [...]

It’s been quite a start to this year’s WSOP.
$40k Tournament
Another big tournament means another win for a Russian player. This time it was Vitaly Lunkin taking home nearly $1.9 million and the honor that goes with winning the largest buy-in Hold’ Em tournament in WSOP history.

The commissioner of the World Series of Poker commissioner said Tuesday that he thinks that cardplayer Annie Duke’s presence on reality show “Celebrity Apprentice” will be good for the game, despite repeated insults thrown at Duke and the profession by Joan Rivers.
Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack mentioned Rivers’ name unexpectedly during a news conference when a reporter [...]

Vanessa Rousso, who was the center of attention in the poker industry earlier this year when she appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, is now joining ranks with Indy Car star, Danica Patrick as the newest spokes model for domain name registrar, GoDaddy.com.  Rousso is now filming commercials for GoDaddy with Patrick and the [...]

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Taiwan has decided to legalize land based gambling in its outlying islands though its mainland will not be open to gambling.  The number of casinos that will be permitted on the islands has not been determined yet.  Justin Chou spokesperson of the Taiwanese Nationalist Party said, “Because Taiwan’s economy is now falling, the belief is [...]

Even if you’ve never exercised your right to vote, if you’re of age and able to drive, walk, or crawl to your voting station, tomorrow is the day to do so. This has been a transformational year (mostly for the negative) for Online Poker players and tomorrow is one of the few opportunities to let [...]

The Binion’s Casino has had much press over the years, being associated with Ted Binion and his unexpected death back in the 90s, but has overcome the hardships of Vegas and survived as one of the staple poker rooms in Sin City. Paying homage to the history of the iconic casino, a spanking new Poker [...]

Is there a smoking-ban in the future for Vegas casinos? After more and more poker rooms go smoke-free, anti-smoking activist group Gamblers Against Secondhand Smoke (GASS) has set their sights on clearing the casino floors of Vegas from smoke. Stephanie Steinberg started this organization when she heard the concerns of casino workers, who felt their [...]